“Gene Ammons: 'The Jug'.” NPR, NPR, 20 Feb. 2008, www.npr.org/2008/02/20/ 19172123 /gene-ammons-the-jug. Web. 6 Nov. 2017. This piece of writing is about Gene “The Jug” Ammons, another remarkable musician from Chicago. Ammons would learn his trade from both his parents, high band teacher, and others. Ammons like other various musicians, would be set back by his drug arrest and convictions. A two year prison sentence followed by a seven year stint in prison. Although, he would follow up these prison stay’s with exceptional works proceeding them. He would die young at the age of forty-nine. This article is reliable and objective. It goal is to educate. It is helpful to the research and argument. It is definitely a good source.
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“Bass Players To Know: Paul Chambers.” No Treble, Nothing But Bass, 5 June 2015, www.notreble.com+›+Columns+›+Bass+Players+To+Know. Web. 6 Nov. 2017. This editorial is about the vicissitudes of the outstanding bassist, Paul Chambers. He started off performing classical music, which led to the school symphony orchestra and various ensembles. Then, he would discover be-bop. This article was of no assistance. The article did not discuss any drug abuse or why Chamber died at a young age. Even though, the article is reliable; it would be biased based on the fact drugs were not in the subject matter. It would not be a good source for a research project on heroin and …show more content…
“Joe Guy | Biography & History.” All Music, www.allmusic.com/artist/joe -guy-mn0000784260/biography. Web. 6 Nov. 2017. This editorial is about Joe Guy, who was a trumpeter. Although, Guy’s biggest accomplishment was not on the trumpet; it was being Billie Holiday’s man. He played with Teddy Hill's Orchestra after Dizzy Gillespie, however, his career would be brief. He did play with several other artist, however, he was not on their level. Although, Guy was only in his early twenties at the time. Eventually, he would be busted for drug possession and get lock up. Unfortunately, Guy would die broke and living in obscurity at the age of forty-one. This article supports the editorial on Billie Holiday. It is reliable and objective. It ties in to the other research and was extremely helpful. It would be a good resource for a project about drug use in
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“Bass Players To Know: Paul Chambers.” No Treble, Nothing But Bass, 5 June 2015, www.notreble.com+›+Columns+›+Bass+Players+To+Know. Web. 6 Nov. 2017. This editorial is about the vicissitudes of the outstanding bassist, Paul Chambers. He started off performing classical music, which led to the school symphony orchestra and various ensembles. Then, he would discover be-bop. This article was of no assistance. The article did not discuss any drug abuse or why Chamber died at a young age. Even though, the article is reliable; it would be biased based on the fact drugs were not in the subject matter. It would not be a good source for a research project on heroin and …show more content…
“Joe Guy | Biography & History.” All Music, www.allmusic.com/artist/joe -guy-mn0000784260/biography. Web. 6 Nov. 2017. This editorial is about Joe Guy, who was a trumpeter. Although, Guy’s biggest accomplishment was not on the trumpet; it was being Billie Holiday’s man. He played with Teddy Hill's Orchestra after Dizzy Gillespie, however, his career would be brief. He did play with several other artist, however, he was not on their level. Although, Guy was only in his early twenties at the time. Eventually, he would be busted for drug possession and get lock up. Unfortunately, Guy would die broke and living in obscurity at the age of forty-one. This article supports the editorial on Billie Holiday. It is reliable and objective. It ties in to the other research and was extremely helpful. It would be a good resource for a project about drug use in